Peters



(No Model.)

S. R. WHEELER.

DUMPING OAR.

No. 254,182. Patented Feb. 28,1882.

Am /Z, jw'mim lamu'eifilme ezer lazy ' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL R. WHEELER, OF DEXTER, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO F. H.KRAUSE, OF SAME PLACE.

DUMPlNG-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.254,182, dated February28, 1882.

Application filed December 28, 1881. (No model.)

all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL R. WHEELER, Y

of Dexter, in the county of Washtenaw and State of Michigan, haveinvented an Improvement in Dumping-(Jars, ofwhich the following is aspecification. 4 I

The nature of this invention relates to certain new and usefulimprovements in the construction of cars especially designed forhandling grain in elevators or grain store-houses; and the inventionconsists ill-the peculiar construction, arrangement, and variouscombinations of the parts, all as more fully hereinafter set forth.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved dumping-car. Fig. 2 is avertical central section.

In the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification, Arepresents a suitable bed or body, which is designed to be mounted upona suitable truck; but said truck forming no part of my invention, I donot deem it necessary to illustrate or describe the same in thisconnection. One side of this body or base A is cut away, forming thebeveled edgesa.

13 represents a suitable box, which is pivotally secured in theupperportion of the section A, and is provided with a spring-catch, 0,upon its rear, which projects downward and engages with a stop, I),projecting from the rear wall of the body A, to secure and retain thebox B in its level or horizontal position. The front of this box B isprovided with agate, D, hinged thereto at its upper edge, while itslower edge is kept or retained in its closed position by means of thelatches E, which are pivotally v secured to proper hangers projectingdownward from the bottom of the box B, or in any other suitable mannerwhich will cause the said latches to engage with the lower edge of thegateD when it is in its closed position, said latches being operated bysprings or by weightin gthe inner ends thereof, so that they willpositively engage by gravity. Beneath the inner ends of these latches E,and laterally across the base A, upon the beveled side thereof, I securea bar, F.

G is a rock-shaft, properly jonrnaled or secured in suitable bearingsatthe rear of the base A, anda-rranged in such a manner that said shaftmaybe partially turned, so as to cause its crank d to push the footofthe spring (1 outward and disengage the same from its stop lg.

, In practice we'will suppose the device hereinabove described to bemounted upon a suitable truck designed to run upon proper tracks placedin a grain store-house, and wherein the grain is to be delivered intobins. This device, with its truck,is loaded or filled with grain fromthe farmers wagon or from an elevator, and it is then run up in front ofthe bin which is to receive the grain, at which point the crankshaft isturned, so that the spring is released from its engagement with itsstop, and the car or the body B is then tipped toward the bin, rockingon its journal, and in its descent the inner ends of'the latches Eimpinge against the rod F, which disengages said latches from theirengagement with the lower edge of the gate, and allows the weight of thegrain to throw said gate open and discharge into the bin. After it isemptied the body B is then returned to its original position, when it isagain ready to receive another load.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. In a dumping-ear, a base having horizontal and inclinedbearing-surfacesfor the. body in its respective positions of rest anddump,.co1 nbined with said body, having a hinged dumpin gdoor, means forautomatically opening and lockin g said door, and means forautomatically securing the body. in a horizontal position, as specified.w

2. The combination of the base A at, having stops F and notch b, withthe body B, door D, weighted catch E, the spring-catch G, and crank-barG d, all constructed, arranged, and adapted to serveas and for thepurposes specified.

SAMUEL R. WHEELER. Witnesses: p

H. S. SPRAGUE, OHAs. J. HUNT.

